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Lapsang Souchong Impérial from Mariage Frères

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78/100

Lapsang Souchong Impérial

Black Tea by Mariage Frères

The most refined of smoky teas–its long, uniformly handsome leaves are carefully smoked over rare wood in a traditional manner.

A rich yet subtle tea for daytime.

PREPARATION ADVICE FOR 1 CUP :
Amount of tea leaves: 2.5g
Best water temperature: 95 °C
Infusion time: 5 min

2 Tasting Notes

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cteresa 2 tasting notes

Well well, so this is FRENCH lapsang souchong. It´s a totally different lapsang souchong, while being very lapsangsouchong-ey, than my usual beloved but run-of-the-mill Twinings.

I brew it wrong, did not give it the attention it deserved, but even so I think there is the potential here for a mad love affair.

ah, a warning, this tea is for acknowledged unashamed lovers of Lapsang Souchong only: – first, you probably won´t like it if you do not like LS;
- second it´s a waste of this tea to have people who do not love LS drink it. Let´s save it for the rest of us, ok?

This is just my cup of tea. I am infatuated. It is as silky and smooth a lapsang souchong as I hoped.

No real taste notes quite yet, I let it cool to much before drinking, which is not totally fair. But if you love lapsang souchong, this one is something indeed. (If you do not like lapsang souchong, you are not worthy of this one, put it down)

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